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PRONUNCIATION OF FAWNY

fawny  [ˈfɔːnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAWNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fawny is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FAWNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fawn (colour)

Fawn is a light yellowish tan colour. It is usually used in reference to clothing, soft furnishings and bedding, as well as to a dog's coat colour. It occurs in varying shades, ranging between pale tan to pale fawn to dark deer-red. The first recorded use of fawn as a colour name in English was in 1789.

Definition of fawny in the English dictionary

The definition of fawny in the dictionary is of a fawn colour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAWNY


awny
ˈɔːnɪ
brawny
ˈbrɔːnɪ
corny
ˈkɔːnɪ
hawthorny
ˈhɔːˌθɔːnɪ
horny
ˈhɔːnɪ
lawny
ˈlɔːnɪ
mulligatawny
ˌmʌlɪɡəˈtɔːnɪ
peppercorny
ˈpɛpəˌkɔːnɪ
porny
ˈpɔːnɪ
Sawney
ˈsɔːnɪ
scrawny
ˈskrɔːnɪ
spawny
ˈspɔːnɪ
Tawney
ˈtɔːnɪ
tawny
ˈtɔːnɪ
thorny
ˈθɔːnɪ
yawny
ˈjɔːnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAWNY

faw
Fawcett
Fawkes
fawn
fawn lily
fawner
fawning
fawningly
fawningness
fawnlike
fax
fax machine
fay
Fayal
fayalite
Fayed
fayre
Fayum
faze
fazed

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAWNY

Anthony
any
browny
bunny
ceremony
company
danny
destiny
downy
ebony
funny
Germany
harmony
johnny
many
skinny
sunny
tiny
tony
towny

Synonyms and antonyms of fawny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fawny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAWNY

Find out the translation of fawny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fawny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fawny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fawny
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fawny
570 millions of speakers

English

fawny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fawny
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fawny
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fawny
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fawny
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fawny
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fawny
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fawny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lohfarbene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fawny
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fawny
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fawny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fawny
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fawny
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हास्यास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fawny
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fawny
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fawny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fawny
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fawny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fawny
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fawny
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fawny
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fawny
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fawny

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAWNY»

The term «fawny» is normally little used and occupies the 142.383 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of fawny
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «fawny».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAWNY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fawny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fawny» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fawny

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAWNY»

Discover the use of fawny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fawny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Watchbird
As they sat, Hirshfeld said, “This is Fawny, Fawny, Richard. Do you want a date Richard, I'll have Fawny call somebody?” “No thanks, I'm meeting someone afterward.” Hirshfeld looked up as if an important idea had occurred to him, “You' re not ...
Philip Rushlow, 2000
2
Stray Feathers
Then (to return to the normal stage of progression), the black striping of the head, back, and sides of the neck, becomes more conspicuous ; a black central throat stripe begins to be indicated, the warm fawny tint of thighs and vent becomes ...
3
STRAY FEATHERS A JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY FOR INDIA AND ITS ...
Then a third blackish band about 07, and then again another of the fawny bands about 05. Above that an 0*7 dark band, but not so dark as the preceding one ; then an 03 fawny band mottled with white, and then an irregular brown band lighter ...
ALLAN HUME, 1880
4
Stray Feathers. a Journal of Ornithology for India and Its ...
with the spots that radiate from the end ; the middle of the abdomen,vent and lower tail-coverts pale fawny to pale fulvous, generally more buffy on the coverts, and rarely with a very faint ochraceous tinge there ; the sides and flanks browner,  ...
5
The Herd Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club
81” LADY FAWNY OF SHARON .7499 Sir: King of Bircbwood 27360 A. R. Sire Dairymaid's Kin 12898 A R Dam Gertrude of Bing Dam 1m . Fawny of Sarnia 35617. Sire ll: saber R.A.A.S. 63 RS. A R Dom Fawny of Dairy Farm R.A:A.9. 610 F.S. ...
6
The pedestrian's guide through North Wales
My Fawny Vechan ! brightest maid. In scarlet robes and gold array 'd ! My Fawny Vechan ! fairest fair, That ever breath'd the mountain air ! For thee do spirits pine and fade, As blossoms in the chilling shade, Debarr'd from Phoebus' genial light  ...
George John Bennett, 1838
7
Meet the Great Composers, Bk 2
Tk&. Story. of. fawny. Me*uleJ*soktt. fawny MetuieUsokn, tt&uel Scrambler Unscramble the letters to spell the. (1805-1847) Fanny Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1805, four years before her famous brother Felix. They came ...
Hinson, Maurice, Montgomery, June C.
8
Guernsey Breeders' Journal
Fawny's Beauty of Waukesha 95254 D 308 Jan 783.5 5. 59 Nelly of Pierce 96632 F 81 Jan 880.8 4.65 Romeo's Fawny of Waukesha 97166 F 62 Jan 799.1 5.36 T ilden Farms Arabella 83162 E 319 Jan 504.3 6.02 FRANCISCO, RUTH E., ...
9
The gouty philosopher; or, The opinions, whims, and ...
... and he lived, let me suppose, in a district called Fawny Court, I would set my royal mark upon him, and send him a parchment duly engrossed and sealed, in which his title should be set forth [not a hereditary title, for his son might happen to ...
Charles Mackay, 1864
10
Birds New to Britain and Ireland
Closed wings fawny-brown. Open wing Lesser coverts and median coverts with olive-grey edges to feathers and greyer centres, giving a scalloped effect. Bastard wing, primary coverts and greater coverts with outer edges to feathers ...
J.T.R. Sharrock, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAWNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fawny is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dithering Doodles
I settled into a favorite simple thing I named Fawny Face, an upsidedown T with a circle drawn on top, and two dots for eyes. Maybe a line for a ... «Salt Lake City Weekly, Mar 15»
2
Brian Williams And The Fog Of Ratings War
He apologized - perhaps without the fawny eyes and sheepishness of a Hugh Grant, but enough already. Leave the man alone. He screwed up ... «MediaPost Communications, Feb 15»
3
George and Amal Clooney get ready for the Golden Globes
... Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to release and pardon imprisoned Egyptian-Canadian journalist for Al Jazeera Mohamed Fawny. «AL.com, Jan 15»
4
Pet Parade features dogs on the catwalk
Larry D and Fawny sang to backing tracks to entertain while waiting for the judging. By and large, the dogs were amazingly restrained and ... «Naples Daily News, Dec 14»
5
Fashionable knits for winter
Autumnal reds and browns go well together, as do pale, fawny tones, the ideal match for brown leather accessories. Apricot Stone Fluffy Knit ... «Western Daily Press, Nov 14»
6
There Were No Love Stories in Auschwitz. Is It Okay for a Novelist to …
... a straw bag (the girls, also in white, had the straw hats and the straw bags), she moved in and out of pockets of fuzzy, fawny, leonine warmth. «The New Republic, Oct 14»
7
Martin Amis portrays romance, laughter and death at Auschwitz
... white ankle-length dress and a cream-colored straw hat with a black band, she moved in and out of pockets of fuzzy, fawny, leonine warmth. «The Times of Israel, Sep 14»
8
Canines take spotlight at Happy Valley Cluster
Strong showed 12 dogs at the Happy Valley Cluster, including Fawny, a fawn-colored bearded collie owned by Dot Matthews, Victoria Null and ... «Centre Daily Times, Jul 14»
9
Tributes paid to four killed in Mullingar crash
Fawny Akenbor (45), her cousin Queenent Esezobor (43), along with Pat Jeeti (42) and her 10-year-old daughter Jessica Jeeti, who were all ... «Irish Times, Jun 14»
10
Phil Vickery's beef mince recipes: mince and potatoes, chilli and …
Add the mince, break up well, and cook until it changes colour from red to fawny colour. Add the 2 Oxo cubes and brown sauce and really mix ... «stv.tv, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fawny [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fawny>. Apr 2024 ».
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